Archaeology handicrafts and science and technology sites to visit Swayambhunath

Behind the districts of Balaju and Swayambhunath, the forested hill of Nagarjun is an extension of the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. It is populated by an abundance of wildlife: deer, leopards, pangolins, 300 types of birds... A cave at the top is said to have been inhabited by Nagarjuna, the Buddhist philosopher of the "Middle Way", who gave it his name. Tibetans believe that Buddha preached here, hence the presence of a small white stupa and the Jamacho Gomba monastery. At 2,128 m, the view of Kathmandu, Everest and Annapurna is breathtaking.